The presentation was about to begin. The audience anxiously waited in their metal chairs and talked to one another about what they were going to learn. The
presenter walked to the front of the room, introduced herself. The audience
clapped for the presenter. The presenter repeated what the audience already
knew, that a passing quiz score on the information would be required by the end
of the day for continued employment in the company. The audience immediately
took out note pads and pens, tablets, and recorders. The presenter, then, pointed
to the screen at the front of the room and pushed a button on her laptop.
Suddenly, the screen went blank. The audience members shifted uncomfortably
in their seats as the presenter worked to solve the problem. Some members of
the audience tried to help. Phone calls were made by the presenter as the
audience waited while looking nervously at their watches. The overall feeling of
the paragraph can be described as *
O a. remorseful.
O b. apprehensive
O c. mocking
O d. vindictive

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?